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- John Travolta (Danny) While Olivia Newton-John was already well-known prior to her starring role in Grease, John Travolta was probably the biggest box office draw in the movie, particularly as far as his hordes of young fans — the target market — were concerned.
- Olivia Newton-John (Sandy) Grease was the top-grossing film of 1978, and as such, it increased the visibility and star power of many of its cast members.
- Stockard Channing (Rizzo) Grease's whole storyline featuring secondary female protagonist Betty Rizzo, or just Rizzo, leader of the Pink Ladies, is provocative for both the film's 1950s setting and 1978 release.
- Jeff Conaway (Kenickie) Portraying Kenickie in Grease, the Rizzo-loving and most outwardly criminal and nefarious of the overall harmless T-Bird gang, was the breakout movie role for actor Jeff Conaway.
Sam Jaffe (March 10, 1891 – March 24, 1984) was an American actor, teacher, musician and engineer. In 1951, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and appeared in other classic films such as Ben-Hur (1959) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).
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Sep 3, 2015 · THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951), directed by Robert Wise. Having played an Einstein like scientist in Fox’s 1947 Oscar winner, Gentleman’s Agreement, Jaffe seemed a natural choice to play a similar role in Fox’s science fiction masterpiece. Director Wise and studio head Daryl F. Zanuck both fought for him, and he got the standout ...
Jan 19, 2000 · Sam Jaffe, the pre-eminent agent of his day and a producer credited with saving Paramount Studios from financial ruin in the 1920's, died on Jan. 10 at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 98 and...
Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 1:49. Nothing Lasts Forever (1984) 12 Videos. 66 Photos. Originally named Shalom Jaffe, he became known to the world as Sam Jaffe. He was born in New York City, to Heida (Ada) and Barnett Jaffe, who were Russian Jewish immigrants. As a child, he appeared in Yiddish theatre productions with his ...
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Jan 14, 2000 · Jaffe was 98. The industry sage, sought out by biographers as a source on such early Hollywood icons as Fritz Lang and Harry Cohn, died Monday in Los Angeles. To the public, the agent Sam Jaffe...
Dec 13, 2017 · Jaffe conceived School Ties in the early '80s as a movie he planned to direct, but it took nine years to bring it to the screen. Fortunately, he finally found a studio exec to greenlight the ...
